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Axa Health CEO Heather Smith interview: Claims inflation falling ‘significantly’, introducing self-service for claimants and resetting relations with doctors
Axa Health CEO Heather Smith says the insurer can “see inflation coming down significantly” and has outlined the plan for progressing its new digital platform. Smith is also pleased the insurer made...
Read moreBeagle Street to move into intermediary space in 2025
Beagle Street has revealed it is working on a proposition that will enable it to enter the intermediary space next year. The insurer said its priority will be to "make advisers’ lives...
Read moreHealth & Protection Individual PMI report: Insurers caution market may be nearing peak
Private medical insurance (PMI) providers believe the market may be approaching the peak of its growth as increasing premiums and the rising cost-of-living may hamper consumer affordability. The statements were made as...
Read moreHealth & Protection Individual PMI report: Market grows 11% as more than 1.5m lives covered
Membership of private medical insurance (PMI) has grown by more than 11% for a third consecutive year, according to data from providers. Health & Protection’s third Individual PMI report found providers were...
Read moreFCA protection market investigation focusing on loaded commission, product churn and insurer competition
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will be conducting a review into the operation of the pure protection market including commission structures including loaded commission and the shrinking insurer market. It is also...
Read moreHow cash plans lead other insurance products: FCA value data analysed
A breakdown of Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) value measures data on insurance products shows healthcare cash plans to be leading in almost all categories measured by the regulator. Out of more than...
Read moreInsurer target markets too broad and lack detail as does FCA guidance – advisers
Insurers need to up their game in compiling product target market statements as they are too broad and vary widely in terms of detail, but so too should the Financial Conduct Authority...
Read moreFCA slams ‘poor’ PMI and protection product target market statements
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has singled out target market statements from private medical insurance (PMI) and income protection (IP) products as “examples of poor practices that could cause customer harm”. It...
Read moreFCA requiring product withdrawals and other ‘urgent’ action as insurers and advisers failing to demonstrate fair value
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is requiring insurers and intermediaries to take remedial actions including ordering them to withdraw products where it has material concerns about providing fair value. The regulator said...
Read moreProviders’ call service has largely improved but response times vary – advisers
Insurance provider call service seems to have improved significantly since experiencing a fall-off in quality last year, according to some brokers and advisers approached by Health & Protection. Last year several providers,...
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